Abstract Purpose: This interdisciplinary educational training program empowers health professions learners (students and trainees) to confidently conduct comprehensive skin exams, utilize dermoscopy, and perform biopsies, to improve earlier melanoma detection in veterans. Background: Within the George E Wahlen Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT predominantly Caucasian males aged 65+ represent a …

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Abstract Objective: To explore rural primary care providers’(PCPs) professional development (PD) needs and barriers through a national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) survey. Background: PD opportunities—structured activities to improve professional knowledge, skills, or performance—bolsters PCP recruitment, satisfaction, and retention.1,2,3 Improving recruitment and retention of a competitive workforce is paramount in rural VHA care settings. In 2022, …

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